#and in 13x05 advanced thanatology i'm pretty sure that sam will be offering dean a drink to relax omg parallels

[shallowseeker]

Mia Vallens, shit therapist?

I've really enjoyed the shift in how we view Mia Vallens's therapy session. A re-examination of the 13x04 therapy scenes (by others smarter than me) shows that it is Sam who's boxing everyone into "therapy" on false premises and lies.

He's taking advantage of a case to...get free therapy, but also to control the narrative of that therapy. He does this in order to force and control conversations, and then he runs out wounded when it doesn't go his way.

It's also Sam that is forcing Dean and Jack to work together, pushing them to spend time together, because he wants them to bond as quickly as possible (it's only been 10-11 days. Christ, Sam). Both Dean and Jack have said that they need more time. Initially, Jack doesn't even want to go on the case, and he expresses disappointment that Sam hid the full context of the situation from him, but Sam...works on him.

Now, how the therapy pans out isn't totally Mia's fault, per se. She doesn't have the full scope of the situation. Nevertheless, she acts like a bludgeoning hammer, making assumptions and assigning blame instead of asking leading questions.

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Then, there's this.

And, well. THIS didn't make it into the episode. Mia is greasing the wheels of her patients...with alcohol?

Wes swallows. Finally nods. WES: What do I--? She motions to a BAR CART in the corner. MIA: Have a drink. Try to relax.

13x04 The Big Empty script

Mia, my girl. You were giving Dean the stink-eye for drinking from his flask, but you have a whole-ass BAR CART in your therapy room? Then your dude is nursing “a lowball” in the next scene???

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